Planetary hours
in Kassala.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:56 – 06:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:52 – 07:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 08:44
- 4♂︎ Mars08:44 – 09:40
- 5☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:36
- 6♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:28
- 8☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:20 – 15:16
- 11♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:12
- 12☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:08
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:16
- 3☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:28
- 6♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:32
- 7☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:36
- 8♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:44
- 10☽︎ Moon02:44 – 03:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 04:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:52 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:56 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.